Federal Register, Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, Executive Order 14155, January 20, 2025
Withdraws the United States from the WHO (this occurred in 2020 as well), recalling and reassigning any contractors working in any capacity with the organizations. Seeks alternatives to previous activities and positions pertaining to WHO.
From the Order:
Section 1. Purpose. The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due to the organization's mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states. In addition, the WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries' assessed payments. China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has 300 percent of the population of the United States, yet contributes nearly 90 percent less to the WHO.